Rally on the River

Returned from the Rally on the River near Steelville, MO last Sunday.  Had a great time despite arriving in the rain with no headlight on Thursday, and Saturday Morning when I wanted to be riding.  

  Wonderful twisty roads in the area and several of us got a good ride in on Friday afternoon. One of the advantages of showing up a day early.  While checking out my headlight at Interstate Motorcycles Friday morning they tracked the problem down to the stator.  The good news was that they had one in stock.  It was great to get a bike worked on without having to leave it for a couple of weeks.

  After the usual mass ride to lunch after the rain Saturday I started feeling under the weather. I believe my grandson's cold finally caught up with me.  The Saturday dinner and entertainment would have been much more enjoyable had I been able to talk without croaking.   Sunday morning wasn't much better but I packed up for the 400 ride back home.  I said my good byes, climbed on the bike only to discover I didn't have a key.  My first thought was that it in my dirty jeans.  That was easy enough to check as my clothes were on top but that search proved futile.  The next place was the tent that of course was all rolled up and on the very bottom of my pack.  I finally found the key right where I finally remembered putting it. Only running a half hour late as I reloaded the bike and got underway.

  Except for the wind and bugs the ride home was pleasant enough and I made good time, arriving home at 7:30pm.  Just in time not to try out my new halogen headlight.